TABLE 10. NORTHERN ZONE. (WHITE LAKE = WHL, SPOONER DRYLAND SAND = SPD, SPOONER IRRIGATED SAND = SPI, SPOONER DRYLAND SILT LOAM = SPS) _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1997 1996 AVERAGE WHL SPD SPI SPS AVERAGE WHL SPD SPI SPS YLD MOIST TW LODG P.I. YLD YLD YLD YLD YLD MOIST LODG P.I. YLD YLD YLD YLD BRAND HYBRID BU/A % LB/BU % BU/A BU/A BU/A BU/A BU/A % % BU/A BU/A BU/A BU/A _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ PIONEER 39K72 108 20.9 6.8 93 109* 107 137 78 CARGILL 1527 122 23.1 2.0 98 97 122 133 134* NK BRAND N1718 144* 23.5 0.7 106* 121* 156 177* 123* 97 21.2 0.4 99 56 123 93 116 DEKALB DK352 138 23.8 1.5 103* 105* 155 162 130* 108 22.1 0.3 102 51 129 130* 123 MYCOGEN SEEDS 2110 148* 24.9 0.8 107* 119* 167 164 143* 102 22.4 1.4 97 37 132 120 120 KALTENBERG K2701 142 25.3 0.5 104* 106* 162 175* 126* DEKALB DK345 140 25.4 1.0 103* 112* 165 175* 109 BRUNNER EXP80 144* 25.6 1.5 104* 117* 170 176* 114 107 22.3 1.6 101 51 134 125 118 PIONEER 3936 136 25.6 2.6 100 88 148 176* 131* 118* 20.4 1.0 109* 65* 133 151* 126* MYCOGEN SEEDS 1376 136 25.6 1.8 101* 99 149 170 126* 98 21.5 1.1 98 51 108 117 115 WOLF RIVER VALLEY 9677 129 25.7 1.1 98 93 149 171 101 GARST 8967 129 25.8 2.5 97 80 174* 160 100 BRUNNER EXP75 125 25.8 0.4 97 101 139 161 99 CARHART'S BLUE TOP EXP280 133 25.9 2.4 100 105* 143 157 126* NK BRAND N15-B4 139 26.3 5.0 101* 100 158 181* 118 TOP FARM TFsx2179 129 26.3 1.6 98 96 155 166 97 GARST 6975 134 26.4 1.1 100 107* 144 180* 105 WOLF RIVER VALLEY 9373 115 26.5 11.1 92 88 140 131 102 PIONEER 3905 142 26.6 1.5 103* 97 169 167 137* 117* 22.1 0.8 106* 55 144* 132* 138* NK BRAND NX2105 150* 26.6 1.5 106* 120* 157 189* 135* WOLF RIVER VALLEY 9570 104 26.7 4.5 88 78 145 116 79 BROWN'S 1680 132 26.7 0.8 100 102 152 152 123* CARGILL 809 140 27.0 1.7 102* 108* 154 174 125* 98 24.3 2.9 96 46 108 118 120 RENK RK133 134 27.1 1.9 100 104* 142 155 134* TOP FARM TFsx2182 133 27.3 0.1 99 99 157 168 108 102 22.7 1.4 97 40 131 125 111 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX85EE 133 27.6 1.1 99 102 163 164 104 CARHART'S BLUE TOP EXP285 141 27.6 2.3 102* 101 173* 156 135* WOLF RIVER VALLEY 9775 121 27.8 6.8 94 92 144 156 95 LG SEEDS LG2316 115 27.8 9.6 92 109* 85 160 107 GOLDEN HARVEST H2226 135 27.9 1.1 100 119* 146 175* 101 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX184A 137 27.9 1.2 101* 116* 152 164 115 105 23.0 1.6 101 54 132 107 126* SEED MART 2085 128 28.0 1.1 97 97 147 165 105 DEKALB DK365 145* 28.0 1.6 103* 117* 171 188* 103 CARGILL 1877 142 28.0 0.1 102* 104* 164 167 133* 114* 21.0 1.0 105 50 139* 139* 129* GOLDEN HARVEST EX934 134 28.1 1.1 100 109* 146 163 119 103 22.3 1.9 98 42 147* 108 116 KALTENBERG K2501 145* 28.1 0.8 104* 112* 171 155 142* 85-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE 28.1 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1280 144* 28.1 1.2 103* 107* 168 190* 113 109 22.7 1.6 102 55 125 137* 118 BROWN'S 1967 145* 28.3 1.5 102* 96 177* 184* 122 105 23.2 1.4 99 45 130 134* 112 RENK RK276 129 28.3 1.3 97 81 160 164 112 NORTH-GRO 1710 137 28.4 0.5 100 95 152 176* 126* GROWMARK FS1324 133 28.5 3.8 98 100 150 165 119 103 22.5 1.0 99 46 134 126* 107 TRELAY 1003 136 28.6 1.3 100 102 168 160 114 109 22.8 1.9 101 43 144* 127* 123 LG SEEDS LG2378 143* 28.9 0.7 102* 99 173* 174 127* TOP FARM TFsx2184 135 28.9 1.2 99 106* 141 170 123* 110 22.3 1.5 102 46 131 141* 124 JUNG 2232 129 29.3 3.4 96 94 166 143 113 103 23.4 1.5 99 48 132 123 111 CARHART'S BLUE TOP CX287 131 29.3 0.6 98 102 146 165 114 BRUNNER B2495 144* 29.5 1.3 102* 97 179* 179* 121 104 24.0 1.2 98 46 133 122 114 WOLF RIVER VALLEY 9883L 128 29.6 6.1 96 91 147 150 124* NORTH-GRO 3006 135 29.7 0.8 99 103* 152 172 113 111* 24.2 1.0 100 43 146* 131* 122 NK BRAND N2409 134 29.7 2.8 99 104* 149 159 126* 109 23.9 1.4 101 49 129 133* 124 RENK RK272 145* 29.7 1.2 102* 97 178* 184* 120 117* 22.4 1.1 106* 56 141* 146* 125* BROWN'S 2267 150* 29.8 0.7 104* 96 178* 183* 143* DAHLCO 360 155* 30.0 1.5 105* 101 182* 187* 150* GROWMARK FS1682 143* 30.1 0.3 102* 112* 167 170 122 104 25.7 0.5 97 41 134 121 121 DEKALB DK385B 158* 30.1 1.3 107* 112* 181* 192* 148* MYCOGEN SEEDS 2250 142 30.2 2.5 101* 102 152 166 149* 110 24.3 1.6 100 45 131 145* 120 90-DAY RELATIVE MATURITY AVERAGE 30.2 DAIRYLAND STEALTH1183 144* 30.4 1.3 101* 97 165 186* 128* 103 24.4 1.2 98 48 143* 117 105 WOLF RIVER VALLEY 9185 136 30.4 2.9 98 94 152 177* 119 DAHLCO 2115 139 30.4 2.5 100 102 168 163 124* 109 25.0 1.1 99 43 151* 119 122 GOLDEN HARVEST H2274 143* 30.5 0.6 102* 121* 161 159 132* DAHLCO 2240 144* 31.2 1.6 101* 93 169 185* 129* 110 24.1 1.1 100 40 129 146* 126* DAHLCO 5902 147* 31.2 1.2 103* 112* 170 166 139* DAIRYLAND STEALTH1289 158* 31.3 0.8 105* 95 195* 200* 141* 97 24.3 2.1 95 46 126 109 107 RENK RK376 137 32.2 0.5 97 91 169 179* 108 120* 24.8 1.0 105 53 151* 149* 127* GROWMARK FS1660 140 32.4 0.5 99 91 168 178* 125* 112* 24.9 1.5 101 47 141* 137* 125* TRELAY 2006 132 32.6 0.9 96 88 165 160 115 BROWN'S 2080 141 33.5 2.3 98 74 154 189* 148* 117* 25.1 1.9 102 42 158* 141* 128* DAHLCO 6901 138 35.0 0.8 97 84 157 172 139* MEAN 137 28.1 2.0 100 101 157 168 121 107 23.3 1.4 100 47 133 128 120 LSD(0.10)** 15 2.3 3.1 6 18 23 25 27 11 1.9 1.3 6 11 22 25 15 ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ P.I. = Performance Index, evaluates hybrids by combining yield, moisture, and lodged % at a 50(yield) : 35(moisture) : 15(lodged) ratio. Average grain moisture of all hybrids in the trial rated at this maturity by the Minnesota Relative Maturity Rating System. * Hybrids which did not perform significantly less than the highest hybrid in the test. Average results provide the best estimate of relative hybrid performance.